PlayNotes: The official blog of NCAOSA
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Why Follow the Blog?:
- President’s Messages & Letters from the Editor
- Lesson plans, concert ideas, new songs and games
- Book reviews
- Reflections on workshops and conferences
- Interviews and profiles
- Op-ed pieces on thought-provoking topics
Contributing to the blog
NCAOSA members are invited to contribute articles to the PlayNotes blog. Contact our editor if you have an article to share, or if you would like some preliminary feedback on an idea you are formulating. See our Formatting Guide at the link above to make sure your article is ready for publication.
For more information, click on the link above, or write your questions to our PlayNotes editor:
James Harding, PlayNotes Editor: [email protected]
PlayNotes History:
NCAOSA’s newsletter, in print since 1978, has been a forum for chapter members and colleagues to contribute and read about teaching, learning and music-making. In Fall of 2006, the name was changed from The Orffion to PlayNotes. In 2014 the newsletter converted to a digital format, and in January of 2016 the PlayNotes blog was created to allow a more user-interactive format where readers are able to share, follow, and comment on posts. With the blog we have also been able to reach beyond our chapter to connect with a wider audience, sharing our work with other colleagues and educators from around the globe. Since the blog’s inception, it has been viewed over 1500 times and has had over 700 visitors from a wide range of countries, with regular readership in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, the UK, and more!